Wow, a whole 26 options. Lucky you. Pick one and give me a work of art.
A - Acrostic - any theme will do here.
B - Burning - wide range here, a burning passion, a fire, anything you could describe as burning
C - Curse words - write me a poem about swearing
D - Drugs - anything about drugs. That includes alcohol, tobbacco, caffine, antidepresants and prescription as well as illegal.
E - Escape - who/what/where did you have to escape from? Did you make it?
F - Fibonacci poem. A form of poetry based on a mathmatical sequence. You can read about it at this link
http://poetry.about.com/od/poeticforms/a/fibonaccipoems.htm
G - Gore - satisfy my bloodlust. Make me feel ill if you can. Something really violent.
H - Haiku sequence - At least 3 haiku stanzas for this option
I - Insanity - take this one wherever you want
J - Journey - Tell me about an epic voyage of some kind
K - Kings - write about a king, criticise monarchies, write about chess. GO anywhere your muse takes you from king
L - Limericks - make sure it's funny if you go for a limerick
M - Monkeydust - anyone aware of the UK TV show monkeydust, write something in a similar vein of black comedy.
N - Nature - More looking for the awesome power of nature than cutesy flowery stuff, so if you go cutesy flowery make sure it's very good. Avoid cliché here.
O - Overpopulation - Something about the issue of there being too many people on the planet.
P - Poltergeist - Or something equally spooky.
Q - Quote - be inspired by one of these quotes
"Every day people are straying away from the church and going back to God. " - Lenny Bruce
"The world is like a ride in an amusement park. And when you choose to go on it you think it's real because that's how powerful our minds are. And the ride goes up and down and round and round. It has thrills and chills and it's very brightly coloured and it's very loud and it's fun, for a while. Some people have been on the ride for a long time and they begin to question: "Is this real, or is this just a ride?" And other people have remembered, and they come back to us, they say, "Hey, don't worry, don't be afraid, ever, because this is just a ride." And we kill those people." Bill Hicks
R - Radiohead - be inspired by a Radiohead song. Include song in your AN
S - Sestina - write a sestina, information here http://poetry.about.com/od/poeticforms/g/sestina.htm
T - Terza Rima - again, information if you're unfamiliar with the form http://poetry.about.com/od/poeticforms/g/terzarima.htm
U - Underground - go wherever your muse takes you. Mole people, worms, what's under our feet?
V - Villanelle - http://poetry.about.com/od/poeticforms/g/villanelle.htm
W - War - talk about war, or cry for peace
X - X - write about crosses. Go wherever you want. Even religious if you wish, but I'm not a fan of religion or religious poems.
Y - YES! - write something overbearingly positive and happy
Z - Zeitgeist - write a poem in support or criticism of the film Zietgeist, available to watch at Google Videos.
Rules/Preferences
1 nOnE oF tHiS rUbBiSh
2 u no tlk lk ths, k?
3 Spelling and grammar will be looked at
4 Prewrites fine, as long as they fit a quote
5 Put your option letter in your AN
6 I tend to prefer rhyme, but don't let me stifle you.
7 1 entry per person
8 I will give the prizes to the poems I liked most.
9 Label appropriately
10 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's ox
Good luck.
A - Acrostic - any theme will do here.
B - Burning - wide range here, a burning passion, a fire, anything you could describe as burning
C - Curse words - write me a poem about swearing
D - Drugs - anything about drugs. That includes alcohol, tobbacco, caffine, antidepresants and prescription as well as illegal.
E - Escape - who/what/where did you have to escape from? Did you make it?
F - Fibonacci poem. A form of poetry based on a mathmatical sequence. You can read about it at this link
http://poetry.about.com/od/poeticforms/a/fibonaccipoems.htm
G - Gore - satisfy my bloodlust. Make me feel ill if you can. Something really violent.
H - Haiku sequence - At least 3 haiku stanzas for this option
I - Insanity - take this one wherever you want
J - Journey - Tell me about an epic voyage of some kind
K - Kings - write about a king, criticise monarchies, write about chess. GO anywhere your muse takes you from king
L - Limericks - make sure it's funny if you go for a limerick
M - Monkeydust - anyone aware of the UK TV show monkeydust, write something in a similar vein of black comedy.
N - Nature - More looking for the awesome power of nature than cutesy flowery stuff, so if you go cutesy flowery make sure it's very good. Avoid cliché here.
O - Overpopulation - Something about the issue of there being too many people on the planet.
P - Poltergeist - Or something equally spooky.
Q - Quote - be inspired by one of these quotes
"Every day people are straying away from the church and going back to God. " - Lenny Bruce
"The world is like a ride in an amusement park. And when you choose to go on it you think it's real because that's how powerful our minds are. And the ride goes up and down and round and round. It has thrills and chills and it's very brightly coloured and it's very loud and it's fun, for a while. Some people have been on the ride for a long time and they begin to question: "Is this real, or is this just a ride?" And other people have remembered, and they come back to us, they say, "Hey, don't worry, don't be afraid, ever, because this is just a ride." And we kill those people." Bill Hicks
R - Radiohead - be inspired by a Radiohead song. Include song in your AN
S - Sestina - write a sestina, information here http://poetry.about.com/od/poeticforms/g/sestina.htm
T - Terza Rima - again, information if you're unfamiliar with the form http://poetry.about.com/od/poeticforms/g/terzarima.htm
U - Underground - go wherever your muse takes you. Mole people, worms, what's under our feet?
V - Villanelle - http://poetry.about.com/od/poeticforms/g/villanelle.htm
W - War - talk about war, or cry for peace
X - X - write about crosses. Go wherever you want. Even religious if you wish, but I'm not a fan of religion or religious poems.
Y - YES! - write something overbearingly positive and happy
Z - Zeitgeist - write a poem in support or criticism of the film Zietgeist, available to watch at Google Videos.
Rules/Preferences
1 nOnE oF tHiS rUbBiSh
2 u no tlk lk ths, k?
3 Spelling and grammar will be looked at
4 Prewrites fine, as long as they fit a quote
5 Put your option letter in your AN
6 I tend to prefer rhyme, but don't let me stifle you.
7 1 entry per person
8 I will give the prizes to the poems I liked most.
9 Label appropriately
10 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's ox
Good luck.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on June 12
- Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 300, Bronze: 200, Honorable mention: 7 people
- Final notes: Thanks a lot for all your entries. I've really enjoyed judging this contest, and I was lucky enough to win some points since it's been running, so I added some points, the quality of entries really merited it. HM's are in no particular order.
So well done to the winners, and thanks once again to everyone who entered.
Contest Winners
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Graphic Content DO NOT READ IF EASILY OFFENDED!by LadyDementia 69 lines, 28 comments, on Feb 19 4:06 AM. In Contest, Dark, Pain, Murder, Graphic Content, Fantasy
Gold trophy winner
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My habits are constant:
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Summer loving
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Bronze trophy winner
Entries [18]
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Rest your feet
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Beer belly• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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The trains
Don’t run this wayby HannahBernadette 70 lines, 5 comments, on May 8 1:55 PM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
I is for Insanity, and that's pretty much what this is.by weeping-lyrist 38 lines, 1 comment, on Jun 5 3:04 PM• Commented on by judge.
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Water splashes on the throttle of the throat,
Spittle leaks from the salty corners of bleeding mouths,by jocelynclaire 11 lines, 14 comments, on Apr 9 10:08 PM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Another day
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Sit up straight! Don't be a slouchy boy. You don't want to be a droopy man.by Swan song 35 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 7 9:42 PM• Commented on by judge.
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by jadedsnapdragon 23 lines, 5 comments, on Jun 6 10:50 PM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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A for Amazingly B for Brilliant C for Contest D for Dear!!
I've bookmarked it.
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thank you for silver! heehee
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Thank you so much for the gold
Fab contest! Congrats to all the other winners, have a great day
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